The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-14
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~. PIP, Da Bois. N,b.-I What Is the difference
DetNech tOiai disability" aud Inability To- per-
form manual iaboT"y 2. A soldier die, Of dis,,,.e
other than thHt for which he ia Dension.d 81
constitution being Ia weakened condition from
disease contracted IN the service, lie was unable to
resist the disease Of which he died. Under those
circumstance, would hs widow not be entitled ~
pension AASUer. !. great deal of difference.
~ the case o hii enlisted man IL would amount TO
81 per month difference Total disability !, - aud
ihhbiiliy 10 perform any manual labor is $50 The
last mentioned degree i called third grade D n.
BECAUSE the cause Oi death was not tile result of hi
military service. TIE cause of death must he c,u
nected with or result of his service or the result
%! disability cBntTaced therein.
NJ. r. e., lie Roy. ~. Hd.-I. A soldiers widow
was married aud separated from her husband the
same year. lie aiieTward died of disability con-
tTacted Ia the service. Being Dependent can H..
obtain pension Tor the period she was a yyido,y and
can hcT minor children draw pension until they ~
came came 10 years oi ageY 2 Was drafted man OF
1904 entitled To bounty? 3. Ii IA widow Is divorced
nom her second husband, il she NOT entitled 10
pension for her first husband, lac having died from
I I originating ia service. AnSicer. 1. No. 2
DTHi'ed men Tor one year were not entitled To any
bounty. 3. No. "'
*. T., BosemdH, Months there any Immediate
danger of the Emancipation Proclamation h.i,,1s
revoked? AHstrer. The question is absurd No
l.. ". a., summer Shade. hy.-You can only h,
pensi"ned Tor te rank actually held by Won al tb,
tiine when ihc disability originated Your failure
To obtain arrears due to the fact that ven liz
not avail yourself Of the benefits OF the nen,inn
laws until after the Limitation Of arrears had ,,x-
pred Your subsequent rank la service doe. moi
emile You 10 pension as of that grade
III. s., EikhdTt. Iad.-TheTe IL nothing I'm the man
sion laws which nal;es Il obligatory that he wi,iow
a. -.
married the soldier prior To his seryic. n III
pensoneT should be married to-day and shonIJ
die tomorrow of "A disability contracted IN, Ina -
dnty ia TIE service. hls widow would be entitled In
pension. Thus, "A widow Of one day is iu-t ~. n1,ct
enii,ed 10 pension under the law as "a widow of SO
years or less. " ~
r. r.. Ridgerme Corners, OFF your service. ,,,.
confined To tiie late war, you not entitled tn q
land warrant. No land warrants have been issued
Tor service IA any war since March g iA55
A. l.. w., Blair, kob.-Is "A pensionrr ,x.,,,,,
from rOad-tax ia Nebraskaf Ansrer W. d. ~,
show. we are not familiar with the laws OF Your
State regarding such matters.
e. y, Scoops FsTrn, PI.-l. IL take n soldier,s
land claim. how soon shall have To move thereon
2. What time should be credited with9 -.
l. Within six months. 2 Your seryi,, i'm H.. 49,,
oil the rebellion, provided u did not exceed Cour
years, would he credited upon the five years other
wise required OF settlers.
J. l., BOrdrd. Ja.-Arc one year drafted sol5i.r
entitled To 500 bountyg dHspsr No
j. A. r., Portland, OTe.--A man enlisted in the
navy ana contracted heart disease while in -ey,,i,,
and was discharged for disability liz, nffer,y.,J
re-enlisied. said heart disease continues n" go,
Wlll his second service deprive him of tn. right to
pension! AHstoer. The Eict of his second .-ry;cs
has no bearing upon the Every u,aI, 4, ,,,
tillcd To pension for disability Contracted ia tha
line of duty la the military naval service ~ III
United States. IL would have no bearing Svbat.,,a.
upon his case IL he served one two or three ,,I;,
menis or more-thnt J., he could DE pen,inu.d
providing there was disability thereirou Tor a
pensionable cause which originated in his fri
service. '
Vim. C., Syracuse. N. Y-Up to April 3 1884 The
rate for loss of eye was 81 per month: ON ,iat
date the rate was increased to S. You cannot OH
tain more than "a prior To said date
ID H., HfdtUdSSee, GH.-Can "A mother OH ain nan
sion when there Is will existing providing for her
maintenance? AHstoeT. Your question is some
what obscure. In order To- cattle "A uulber In m
SION she would have To prove that at the date of
son = death she WAS dependent upon him for sun
port, aud that AT aud since the filing of her claim IN
filed after June 80 1891 she wa, also densnd
ent IL by the terms az the will she wa main
tanned by some other person. then she would n"t
be dependent "a liie meaning o. the law aud would
not be entitled t0I ensuu for that reason
a. y NJ. Hess City, huR.-I. Can "A man nrova
up homestead " living thereon a sufficient tins